Locke Lord

Catherine (Cassie) Gawron practices in the area of corporate law, concentrating on regulatory and transactional insurance law and health care transactions. She has experience in transactions involving managed care organization licensure and Medicaid.

Representative Experience

Cassie’s experience includes assisting in the representation of:

• WellCare Health Plans, Inc., as national insurance and health care regulatory counsel, in the sale of its Missouri and Nebraska Medicaid plans to Anthem, Inc., in connection with its merger with Centene Corporation
• WellCare Health Plans, Inc., as national insurance and health care regulatory counsel in its $17.3 billion merger with Centene, creating a premier health care enterprise focused on government-sponsored health care programs and a leader in Medicaid, Medicare and the Health Insurance Marketplace

Professional Affiliations and Recognitions

• Member, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
• Member, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law